Microsoft's fast Internet Explorer 8 a major improvement

Posted by Eric Benderoff at 7:00 a.m. Twitter.com/ericbendy

I generally don’t care about Web browsers. I care about getting where I want to go on the Internet quickly and without hassle.

I have no brand loyalty on this issue, just a preference for efficiency. There are people who rave about one browser over another—I’m not that guy. I use Safari and Firefox when I’m on a Mac. But on a PC, I use Firefox for one reason: It is faster than Internet Explorer 6 and 7.

From software to cardboard, what's behind design

Posted by Eric Benderoff at 4:57 p.m.

As if building cool software wasn’t enough, Aza Raskin is now designing office equipment. Or at least useful pieces of cardboard for big Origami projects.

Raskin calls them Bloxes and they are used for building tables, walls and desks. They are modular building blocks and are strong enough to stand on. They are all over Raskin’s former Humanized office in Chicago.

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